My Top Autumn/Winter Nail Polishes!

 To most people, the colour on the nails tend to get darker in the autumn, and its also a time where its acceptable to go crazy with the glitter as it gets closer to Christmas. Ive selected my most worn and favourite nail polishes of autumn/winter, and it'll probably be no surprise to find out which is the most featured brand. 

Barry M Mustard These are all part of the new releases from Barry M this autumn and i grabbed some when they were on 3 for 2 in Superdrug. I don't own any yellow shades, and i definitely think this suits darker skin tones, as it can make pale skin look washed out, however i have been pairing this with Chai, the grey, which looks so nice. 

Barry M Chai Again, i don't own any grey colours so i thought id branch out and give it a go, turns out i really like it. Its not too much of a pale grey, its quite dark which makes it look alot better on paler skin.

Barry M Paprika Now i do own alot of reds, oranges and pinks, but i do not own a rusty orange, which is the most autumnal colour out of all of my favourites, it just reminds me of autumn leaves. I really like this, i think ill be wearing it alot throughout autumn and winter.

Barry M Cappuccino Although showing up quite grey in this picture, this is actually more of a muted brown, funnily enough, the colour a cappuccino would be. This is such a classic, classy colour and it really comes into its element in the autumn

Barry M Raspberry Another classic colour, everybody needs a burgundy red in their collection. burgundy is a generic autumn colour, its in alot of shops and this is one of my all time favourite colours. 

Miss Sporty These nail polishes don't have names which is annoying, but it has the number 3058 on the label, so maybe that helps? This is a royal blue which is odd for me, but its quite quirky and out there, and again just a very autumnal colour

Barry M Diamond Glitter This is a silver glitter polish with holographic glitter in, its so pretty and the perfect party season nail polish, to either wear on its own or over any colour nail polish. I have this on my accent nails over Raspberry, and it just adds something to a boring colour

Models Own Hedkandi Disco Heaven This again is the perfect party season nail polish, i think gold clashes with my skin tone, silver suits me more but i do love this none the less, its so pretty to look at, and who doesn't love glitter? 

Barry M Red Glitter This to me is like Christmas in a nail polish. Everytime i look at it it just reminds me of Christmas, so its perfect to wear for the next couple of months. 

So there we are, my favourite nail polishes for autumn and winter, my obsession for Barry M may continue to grow so i cant promise there wont be more Barry M related nail posts, but i just love them!

Laura x

L'oreal Extraordinary Oil Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner | Review

Shampoo and conditioner are fairly boring but very necessary products, and using the right shampoo and conditioner for your hair type can make the world of difference to the overall look of your hair. 

Ive been using the Extraordinary Oil for at least 3 years now, and I'm so sad to have run out of it now, i swear by it to stop dry frizzy hair. After hearing that L'oreal were releasing the Extraordinary Oil in shampoo and conditioner form, i was so excited (well, about as excited as you can get about shampoo and conditioner), i do change my shampoo and conditioner every few weeks anyway to prevent my hair from getting used to it so this was definitely next on my list. 

 

The shampoo has a very similar consistency to the Oil, its quite runny for a shampoo and you have to be careful to only pour out what you need- and you need very little, otherwise its dripped from your hand before you've had the chance to put it in your hair. 

The conditioner is just normal conditioner consistency, but it has lots of very fine gold glitter in it, adding to the healthy shine of your hair. Although that may not be everyone's taste, it definitely gives your hair the extra shine, and especially on my brunette hair, its the best conditioner I've ever used. On the bottle it says "A luxuriously iridescent crème texture".

Extraordinary Oil is enriched with 6 micro flower oils, which makes the products smell really nice, i love the smell of my hair after I've washed it. These include:

Rosa Canina - Rose
Chamomilla Recuita - Chamomile
Linum Usitatissimum - Flax
Nelumbium Speciosum - Lotus
Gardenia Tahitensis - Tiara
Hellanthus Annuus - Sunflower

L'oreal are selling it well on the bottle:

• Voluptuous Softness. Touch lusciously soft lengths as the formula melts onto hair, sealing and smoothing the appearance of the fibre.
• Lustrous Shine. See the brilliance of hair which looks iridescent with shine,
• Effortlessly Free-Flowing. Feel the lightness of hair as it becomes weightlessly detangled and silky

Perhaps not the best photo, but this is how shiny and nourished these products make my hair look, it looks incredible in the sun.

You can find these products in Boots, for just £3.99 each! I'm loving that price, its a bargain for the quality of the products, and alot of the time Boots have deals on haircare so that's even better, like right now its 3 for £10 on all L'oreal Elvive which is a steal!

The Shampoo: http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Elvive-Extraordinary-Oils-Nourishing-Shampoo-Dry-to-Rough-Hair-400ml_1513637/

The Conditioner: http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Elvive-Extraordinary-Oils-Nourishing-Conditioner-400ml_1513635/

These are typically for dry to very dry hair, but obviously people with normal hair can use it too, I'm not sure about people with hair that gets greasy really quickly, it nourishes from root to tip so maybe avoid it if you think it may cause your hair problems. 

These are now my favourite products to use on my hair, and i will keep rotating them into my haircare every few weeks to make sure my hair gets the most benefit from them.

Laura x

Autumnal Feels

As this is my first post of Autumn it only seems right i do it Autumn themed. I've not blogged for nearly a month because I've been back at college and dance and I've just been getting used to my schedule, plus feeling slightly uninspired in the blogging department. 

I think Autumn is my favourite season, I've always been a nutter about Christmas and never really one for summer, so when the leaves started changing and the evenings got chillier, i got super excited about the upcoming season. Weirdly, I'm quite looking forward to Halloween this year which is not like me at all, I've never really been excited for Halloween. I used to when i was younger where id dress up as a witch and go trick or treating with my brother and our neighbours, but its never really appealed to me. Perhaps its because last year my Halloween was better than Christmas, but I'm really looking forward to both this year. 

Its no secret that i am in love with the countryside, and the changing season got me more excited than ever to go outside. I love watching the trees change from bare to blossom to green to brown and then back to bare again, its so beautiful. I also love the rain, cosying up inside whilst it pours it down and getting in from being in the rain, possibly two of the best feelings in the world. 

I'm loving the new season, and I'm trying so hard to stop myself from getting excited about Christmas, usually i would've watched Elf in July, but it still hasn't been watched, go me!
Id like to save all my excitement for when it is actually Christmas time, and then i shall let myself go crazy with festivities, and at the right time of year.